Kohls is a department store that is headquartered in Monomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1962. It employs about 130,000 people in its 1,059 stores and its 11 distribution centers. The company had annual sales of $16.5 billion in 2007. It is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KSS. There is also a Kohl's website store and a Kohl's chain of retail photo studios.http://www.kohlscorporation.com/PressRoom/PressRoom02C.htm
The store, like other similar department stores, focuses its sales on clothing for men, women, and children. Kohl's also sell home furnishings like living room decor and bedding, as well as small kitchen appliances.
Kohl's History
The first Kohl's store was opened in 1962 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. In 1978 the store was bought by the British American Tobacco Company (BATC), which expanded the one store into 38 more locations before selling the chain in 1986 when Kohl's senior management organized a group of investors to buy the chain.
By 1988 they had expanded the chain to a total of 66 stores. The company offered its first public stocks for purchase in 1992. The stock split two for one in 1996, at which time there were more than 100 Kohl's department stores. By 1998 Kohl's was a member of the S&P 500. the company continued to expand every year until 2010 upon which time there were 1,059 Kohl's stores spread out among 49 US states.http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Kohls-Corporation-Company-History.html
Kohl's Brands
Kohl’s owns a number of food and clothing brands in the US: Jumping Beans is Kohl's brand of children's items. Gold Toe is the company's brand of mens socks. ELLE is also a Kohl's brand, as is the Bobby Flay line. Abbey Dawn is Kohl's line of clothing for juniors that was advertised and inspired by Avril Lavigne. http://www.kohlscorporation.com/PressRoom/PressRoom02B.htm
Lauren Conrad Clothing Line
Star of MTV's hit show The Hills, Lauren Conrad, announced in August of 2010 that she will be releasing a new line of clothing designed for middle school and high school age girls. The new designs hit the market in time for Kohl's back to school sales in the summer of 2010. Conrad, who went to school to become a fashion designer, is making her first ever independent foray into the business with the support of Kohl's.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/27/LVK91EUO78.DTL
Kohl's Commerical with Lenny Kravitz and Avril Lavigne
In this Kohl's Commerical with Lenny Kravitz and Avril Lavigne the stars preform It Is Time for a Love Revolution while models wander about in clothing that is sold at Kohl's department stores. Lenny Kravitz at first is set up with his band in a classroom at a school. Avril Lavigne at first is playing a pink guitar and next is playing a lace covered piano outside. The commercial ends with a crowd of people all dancing to the music in the street outside.
